Lofos ( el, Λόφος, ) is a village and a
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...
of the
Elassona municipality.
Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of
Olympos.
The community of Lofos covers an area of 23.674 km
2.
History
The settlement was recorded as a village with the name , in the Ottoman ''
tahrir defter'' (number 101) of 1521. The village was known as () until 1957, when it was renamed to . Until the
exchange of populations in 1924 and the arrival of the refugees from
Pontus
Pontus or Pontos may refer to:
* Short Latin name for the Pontus Euxinus, the Greek name for the Black Sea (aka the Euxine sea)
* Pontus (mythology), a sea god in Greek mythology
* Pontus (region), on the southern coast of the Black Sea, in modern ...
, mainly from
Erbaa
Erbaa is a town and a district (''ilçe'') of Tokat Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The town of Erbaa lies on the left bank of the Kelkit River and is surrounded by the Erbaa Plain, most of which lies in its district.
One kilometer ...
and
Niksar
Niksar, historically known as Neocaesarea (Νεοκαισάρεια), is a city in Tokat Province, Turkey. It was settled by many empires, being once the capital city of the province. Niksar is known as "Çukurova of the North-Anatolia" due to it ...
, the village was inhabited by
local Muslims.
Administrative division
The community of Lofos consists of two settlements:
*
Asprochoma
*Lofos
Population
See also
*
List of settlements in the Larissa regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Larissa regional unit, Greece.
* Achilleio
* Aetolofos
* Agia
* Agia Sophia
* Agioi Anargyroi
* Agios Georgios, Farsala
* Agios Georgios, Kileler
* Agnanteri
* Aigani
* Akri
* Alexandrini
* Amouri
* ...
References
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Populated places in Larissa (regional unit)
Elassona